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The lines are drawn, the orders are in,
The Dance Commander’s ready to sin.
Radio message from HQ;
Dance Commander, we love you.
—Electric Six, Dance Commander
Category Archives: SKULPTURHALLE
THE MEDUSA RONDANINI
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“[T]he mere knowledge that such a work could be created and still exists in the world makes me feel twice the person I was … If I can get hold of a good cast of this Medusa, I shall bring it back with me…”—Goethe, Italian Journey
HYPNOS, GOD OF SLEEP
Life is a bitch and Death is her sister,
Sleep is their cousin, what a fuckin’ family picture.
—Lil Wayne, 6 Foot 7 Foot
ALEXANDER AS THE SUN GOD HELIOS
“I am a golden God!”—Robert Plant, overlooking the Sunset Strip
EMPEROR AUGUSTUS
“The problem of leadership is inevitably: Who will play God?”—Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune
ATHENIAN HERO
“Did I ever tell you about the time I designed a uniform for tank crewmen? It was green leather, it had red stripes, and a row of brass buttons down across here. And topped off by a gold football helmet. The Army rejected it, of course. Goddamn, it was beautiful.”—Patton
PORTRAIT OF THE BLIND POET HOMER
“The trouble with tech: You get tempted to do some seductive but counterproductive things, just because you can … Hokey digital mashups, I believe, run counter to promoting deeper understanding of the works in @MetMuseum’s collection.”—Lee Rosenbaum, @CultureGrrl
ACROPOLIS KORE 678
“[Kore 678] is attired in a travesty of the Ionic costume betraying faulty imitation … The garments fit so closely to the body behind as to suggest absolute nudity. Here again we have unintelligent imitation.”—Guy Dickins, Catalogue Of The Acropolis Museum, 1912
ARES, GOD OF WAR
“It makes no difference what men think of war… War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.”—Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
ATHENA OF VELLETRI
“She was the goddess of metis, which means cunning or craftiness … The word that we use today, to mean the same thing, is really technology.”—Neal Stephenson, Cryptonomicon
NEXT UP: THE MEDUSA RONDANINI (2013/12/28)
“[T]he mere knowledge that such a work could be created and still exists in the world makes me feel twice the person I was. I would say something about it if everything one could say about such a work were not a waste of breath. Works of art exist to be seen, not talked about, except, perhaps, in their presence. I am thoroughly ashamed of all the babbling about art in which I used to join. If I can get hold of a good cast of this Medusa, I shall bring it back with me…” — Goethe, Italian Journey
WINGED VICTORY, THE NIKE OF SAMOTHRACE
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“No classical education is needed to appreciate the personification, nor is it hard to grasp the drama of the figure’s action given its superb position–and this is so despite the absence of arms and head; indeed perhaps its maimed condition has helped make the life it retains seem more miraculous.” — Francis Haskell, Taste and the Antique: The Lure of Classical Sculpture, 1500-1900
VENUS DE MILO
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“Supreme western works of art, like Oedipus Rex and Hamlet, preserve their indeterminacy through all interpretation. They are morally ungraspable. Even the Venus de Milo gained everything by losing her arms.” — Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson
THROUGH A SCANNER, SKULPTURHALLE FIRST RESULTS
October 23, 2013
I spent a week in the Skulpturhalle Basel plaster cast museum in late September. I got some great 3D captures and I’ll start publishing them soon, starting with Venus de Milo and Winged Victory. Thanks again to the Skulpturhalle for giving me access to their collection, and to Autodesk and its Reality Capture division for their financial support, without which I would not have been able to undertake this project.
THROUGH A SCANNER, SKULPTURHALLE FINDS A SPONSOR (UPDATE 9/14/2013)
I found a direct sponsor for my project: Autodesk.
When my Kickstarter campaign fell through, Autodesk’s Reality Capture division very generously offered to sponsor my project.
THROUGH A SCANNER, SKULPTURHALLE NOT DEAD YET (UPDATE 7/3/2013)
My Kickstarter campaign failed to reach its fundraising goal, but that does not necessarily mean my project, Through A Scanner, Skulpturhalle is dead.
THROUGH A SCANNER, SKULPTURHALLE FAILED (UPDATE 7/1/2013)
You can read all the details about my (now failed) Kickstarter, Through A Scanner, Skulpturhalle here, but here’s the short version: my goal is to 3D scan a selection of plaster casts of important, archetypal sculptures at the Skulpturhalle Basel museum. I will then publish the scans and 3D printable files into the public domain, copyright-free, so that anyone, anywhere, can download, alter, adapt, or 3D print them for themselves. It’s a way to broaden access to sculptural masterworks to everyone.
THROUGH A SCANNER, SKULPTURHALLE ON KICKSTARTER
I’ve launched Through A Scanner, Skulpturhalle on Kickstarter. It’s an experimental way to broaden access to sculptural masterworks for everyone. Please take a look and lend your support.
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